Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System
Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.
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- 1.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
- 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
- 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
- 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
- 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
- 6.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
- 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
- 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
- 10.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
- 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
- 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
- 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
- 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
- 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
- 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
- 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
- 19.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
- 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
- 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
- 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
- 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
- 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
- 26.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
- 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
- 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
- 29.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
- 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
- 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
- 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
- 34.👩🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
- 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
- 36.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
- 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
- 39.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
Answer key
- is farthest from the sun
- Earth spins on its axis
- it reflects sunlight
- 4
- 1
- False
- Sirius
- Mercury
- 3
- True
- 8
- a planet
- Neptune
- a star
- True
- a star
- 5
- the Pole Star
- False
- Mars
- a planet
- is the hottest planet
- Earth
- Titan
- 8
- Jupiter
- 24
- Jupiter
- False
- 365
- is famous for its rings
- a telescope
- is the biggest planet
- an astronaut
- 6
- False
- is the planet we live on
- 1
- False
- Uranus
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